Toto, a firm better known for its high-tech commodes, is these days making money off semiconductor materials. Read more at ...

These toilets are like a crime scene. To begin with, Japanese toilets are not built according to global standards. I would even go so far as to call them the most dangerous toilets in the world.

Bidet Toilet Combo 】 Self-cleaning nozzle uses AIR-IN WONDER WAVE technology to make the body feel softer and more comfortable. The nozzle position, water temperature, and water pressure can be ...

Japanese toilets - equipped with music players, automatic flushes, and heated seats - are clearly not afraid of making a splash with their innovative designs. But these cutting edge seats have an ...

A study conducted by Chinese researchers using ' squat toilets,' also known as Japanese-style toilets, which are common in Asia, found that this type of toilet, which is still commonly found in ...

They need to use the toilet, too, but some don’t follow proper etiquette. In the restroom at the Zeniaraibenzaiten shrine, a sign in Korean and Chinese in addition to Japanese urges users not ...

Even Japan's toilets are elevated from the bog standard. They’re armed to the teeth with a range of eyebrow-raising features that make spending a penny an experience you’ll want to repeat.

At a hearing in June, she argued that the restrictions on toilet use are illegal and seriously harm her dignity. The government responded by saying Japanese society at that time lacked ...

It has been found out that staff and patients at a Japanese hospital accidentally drank toilet water instead of drinking water for almost 30 years ...

TOKYO -- Toto, Japan's top toilet maker, is expanding its decades-old business of making parts for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, capitalizing on broader use of ceramics in the production ...

Is Japanese manufacturing in the toilet? Absolutely not — though it might be the first place to look to understand how the country’s firms are changing. One of the most surprising stories in ...